make someone's hair stand on end en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To frighten or scare someone.
A commentator in the tabloid Bild said seeing signs like “Harald’s Eck” (“Harald’s Corner”) made his “hair stand on end”, and that the proper use of the genitive form would be bemoaned by lovers of the German language.
2024 October 7, Philip Oltermann, “Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval”, in The Guardian:That scene in the movie where the killer is stalking his victim made my hair stand on end.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| making someone's hair stand on end | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| makes someone's hair stand on end | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| made someone's hair stand on end | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made someone's hair stand on end | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
set someone's teeth on edge · stand on end · raise someone's hackles
Translations (4)
pl sprawiać, że włosy stają dęba (Translations) · fr faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête (Translations) · pl sprawić, że włosy stają dęba (Translations) · es poner el vello de punta (Translations)